However, as the heterogeneity of investigated topics is rather large the purpose of this contribution is to provide an overview of the current state of research on social entrepreneurship. A social entrepreneurship bibliography chitvan trivedi, 2010. Gregory dees1 entrepreneur in residence kauffman center for entrepreneurial leadership ewing. Focusing research on the most intriguing form of social entrepreneurship j. One can ask fruitfully both what makes social entrepreneurship social, and what makes it entrepreneurship.
An extreme response to this apparent confusion over definitions has been to suggest contra empirical. Over the past ten years, the subject has gained increasing interest on the lecture circuits of. The meaning of social entrepreneurship fuqua centers duke. Dees 2001 also defined social entrepreneurship as social entrepreneurship can include social purpose. A powerful combination jerr boschees column about entrepreneurial marketing is a regular monthly feature of the social enterprise reporter. Social entrepreneurship, as a practice and a field for scholarly investigation, provides a unique opportunity to challenge, question, and rethink concepts and assumptions from different fields of management and business research. The meanings of social entrepreneurship today article pdf available in corporate governance international journal of business in society 53. This study extends our current knowledge of the social entrepreneur and the. American journal of industrial and business management, vol. What makes social entrepreneurship entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is about innovation and impact, not. Any form of social entrepreneurship that is worth promoting broadly must be about establishing new and better ways to improve the world. It is claimed that social entrepreneurship is the creation of wealth, as.
Terminological confusion about social entrepreneurship derives largely from the fact that social enterprises are structurally hybrids in several dimensions. As with social justice activism, social entrepreneurship sees itself as critical to solving current social problems in an increasingly globalized world grenier, 2003, 2. Jan 08, 2014 in 1998, when professor gregory dees wrote the meaning of social entrepreneurship, the phrase was barely known, even by those running social ventures at the time. Social entrepreneurship according to brock and steiner 2010, social entrepreneurship is the creation of social impact by developing and implementing a sustainable business model which draws on innovative solutions that benefit the disadvantaged and, ultimately, society at large fig. Gregory dees1 entrepreneur in residence kauffman center for entrepreneurial leadership ewing marion kauffman foundation and miriam and peter haas centennial professor in public service graduate school of business stanford university october 31, 1998 the idea of social entrepreneurship has. The artcile by dees 2001 titled, the meaning of social entrepreneurship, is a significant conceptual.
In common parlance, being an entrepreneur is associated with starting a. Social entrepreneurship to develop ecotourism sciencedirect. Helm2007 argues that way, both of them agreed that social entrepreneurship is a part of entrepreneurship and in many ways, social entrepreneurship is just an extension of the entrepreneurial model used in the forprofit sector. A critical appraisal 34 albert hyunbae cho chapter 5 social entrepreneurship. Jul 21, 2012 the meaning of social entrepreneurship dees, g. Since then, social entrepreneurship has become a growing field of practice with several institutions joining the field. Since the influential article by, many different perspectives about social. Gregory dees and beth battle anderson duke university editors note. Social entrepreneurship education in higher education 19 the study follows the theoretical premise of kirby and ibrahim 2011, p. Innovation and social change across theory and practice 57 francesco perrini and clodia vurro part ii opportunities and intentions 87. Definition and boundaries samer abusaifan characteristics of social entrepreneurship although the use of the term social entrepreneur is growing rapidly, the field of social entrepreneurship lacks rigour and is in its infancy compared to the wider field of entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and social. The meanings of social entrepreneurship today springerlink. Dees, in pursuing his conviction that social entrepreneurs are one kind of entrepreneur 1998.
Schumpeter an entrepreneur is an innovator who implements entrepreneurial change within markets, where entrepreneurial change has five manifestations. Many variations of social entrepreneurship exist, and this project will center research the degree of social entrepreneurship deemed community focused entrepreneurship. Johnson, 2000 social entrepreneurship is emerging as an innovative approach for dealing with. Social enterprise, entrepreneurship, reciprocity organization, neofifth discipline, wholeness praxis journal name. Pdf the meanings of social entrepreneurship today researchgate. Meaning of social entrepreneurship, in 1998 dees, 1998b. May 30, 2001 the idea of social entrepreneurship has struck a responsive chord. Social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. Social entrepreneurship is a term used to describe innovative approaches to address social problems. This article puts forward a view of social entrepreneurship as a process that catalyzes social change and addresses.
Social entrepreneurs are problem solvers with innovative solutions for unsolved community. Apr 28, 20 research on social entrepreneurship became a growing field of interest during the past decades. In the five stages of social entrepreneurship 2, we propose the definitions of the stages 2. In doing so previous research is structured to identify major contributions and thereby key discussion lines. What do you do when traditional sources of funding fall short. Hodgkin 2002 creates a framework of business social entrepreneurship by integrating the three concepts of sustainable community development, social responsibility and social entrepreneurship hodgkin 2002, pp. Social entrepreneurship theory and sustainable social impact. Article information, pdf download for a social entrepreneurship bibliography open epub for. Despite continued debates, one of the most commonly used definitions was provided by dees 1998, revised 2001.
For example, the schwab foundation for social entrepreneurship, founded in 1998, highlights and emphasises the achievements of social. Pearson 21, 08034 barcelona, spain abstract social entrepreneurship, as a practice and a. To date he has delivered seminars or taught master. Governments have embraced it, business schools have committed millions of dollars to study it, nonprofit organizations have been founded to incubate it, and creative individuals are rapidly evolving it into new and innovative forms. Chapter 3 three avenues for social entrepreneurship research 22 james e. In a study of social entrepreneurs across sectors, dees 1998 identi. Gregory dees, and beth battle anderson november 2002 all acts of entrepreneurship start with the vision of an attractive opportunity. If social entrepreneurship is defined as bringing market sector management and skills to the nonprofit sector, the characteristics needed to fulfill the role of a social entrepreneur will be very different than cases where social entrepreneurship emphasizes innovation and creativity in finding new ways to meet existing needs through the. Social entrepreneurship education in higher education. Austin chapter 4 politics, values and social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurship toolbox provided courtesy of authenticity consulting, llc 763 9718890. Social entrepreneurs implement innovative programs.
Creating opportunities worthy of serious pursuit ayse guclu, j. He has also served as entrepreneurinresidence with the kauffman. A source of explanation, prediction, and delight johanna mair, ignasi mart iese business school, university of navarra, av. Dees speaks for many when he declares, social entrepreneurs are one species in the genus entrepreneur 1998. This type of social entrepreneurship entails mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders and engagement with the local populous dees, 1998. Both social entrepreneurship and social justice activism tackle the underlying causes of problems, rather than simply treating symptoms dees, 1998, 2001, p. Many authors assert that a social entrepreneur is central to the social entrepreneurship concept bornstein, 2004. A design approach to hybridity wolfgang grassl professor of business administration, st. High levels of earned income are often not innovative and may not be correlated with high levels of social impact. Exploring a cultural mode amidst others in the church of england 181 doug foster part iii. Jerr has spent nearly 30 years advising social entrepreneurs in the united states and elsewhere. This is an edited excerpt from a longer paper by the same authors entitled framing a theory of social entrepreneurship. Gregory dees is an associate professor at the harvard business school in boston, massachusetts, where he specializes in social entrepreneurship. It combines the passion of a social mission with an image of businesslike discipline.
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